Readiness of health posts to manage child wasting in six districts of Ethiopia

Alinoor Mohamed Farah; Samson Gebremedhin; Beshada Rago; Aweke Kebede; Kemeria Barsenga; Tafara Ndumiyana; Tayech Yimer; Hiwot Darsene; Shibru Kelbessa; Beza Yilma; Seifu Hagos Gebreyesus

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0320824

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Readiness of health posts to manage child wasting in six districts of Ethiopia

Alinoor Mohamed Farah,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Project administration, Software, Writing – original draft

Affiliations School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Department of Public Health Nutrition, School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Jigjiga University, Jigjiga, Ethiopia

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8557-7084

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Samson Gebremedhin,

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Beshada Rago,

Roles Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Aweke Kebede,

Roles Funding acquisition, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation World Food Programme (WFP), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Kemeria Barsenga,

Roles Project administration

Affiliation World Food Programme (WFP), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Tafara Ndumiyana,

Roles Project administration

Affiliation World Food Programme (WFP), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Tayech Yimer,

Roles Project administration

Affiliation World Food Programme (WFP), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Hiwot Darsene,

Roles Project administration

Affiliation Nutrition Coordination Office, Federal Ministry of Health, Ethiopia
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Shibru Kelbessa,

Roles Project administration

Affiliation Nutrition Coordination Office, Federal Ministry of Health, Ethiopia
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Beza Yilma,

Roles Project administration

Affiliation School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Seifu Hagos Gebreyesus

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: seif_h23@yahoo.com

Affiliation School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7834-4696

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Readiness of health posts to manage child wasting in six districts of Ethiopia

Alinoor Mohamed Farah,
Samson Gebremedhin,
Beshada Rago,
Aweke Kebede,
Kemeria Barsenga,
Tafara Ndumiyana,
Tayech Yimer,
Hiwot Darsene,
Shibru Kelbessa,
Beza Yilma

Published: November 20, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0320824

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